Ronny Markes Shines in Shooto Brazil 22 Title Tripleheader

BRASILIA, Brazil -- The crowd that showed up in force at the Nilson
Nelson Gymnasium in Brazil's capital witnessed heavy fighting at
Shooto
Brazil 22, where three Shooto South American titles were on the
line. No one was more impressive in capturing gold than hot light
heavyweight prospect Ronny
Markes.

A
Nova Uniao Kimura product who also trains with Glover
Teixeira and Pedro Rizzo,
the 22-year-old Markes needed little work to beat little-known
Diogo
Osama. Markes immediately sought to corner his opponent. As
soon as he did, he landed a straight right, and ended the fight
with a series of follow-up punches in just 45 seconds.

"I trained hard for this fight, I have great training partners, and
was prepared for whatever might happen in the ring. Now I will
celebrate this victory and focus on my next challenge; one that
will be hard," said Markes, who will face veteran Paulo Filho
on April 29 at
International Fighter Championship in Recife.

The Natal native is now 10-1 in MMA, with just one fight going to
the judges.

The 154-pound title dispute also rocked the crowd, as popular local
Elieni
Silva challenged once-beaten Nova Uniao product Hacran
Dias.

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Venga

Hacran Dias credited Nova Uniao
for his win.

The fight lasted three rounds, with Dias dominating much of the
dispute on the ground. In the third round, however, Dias tired and
his opponent was game almost pulling off the upset. Ultimately
"Barnabe" was able to hear the final bell, where he took the
unanimous decision and the Shooto South American lightweight
title.

"I mirror my training partners, such as [Jose] Aldo,
Marlon
Sandro and all others. Training with them I'm ready for
anything. These guys were instrumental in my victory," said the
champion.

The fight was thrilling. Beba surprised notching a knockdown early
in the match, but failed to finish. "Indio" recovered, scored a
knockdown of his own and punished his opponent with punches until
referee Claudio Moreira saved Beba at 3:26 of the first round,
allowing the champion to retain his title.

"I want to dedicate this victory to my team who gave me every
support. The fight was tough, but I was very focused and got the
victory," said "Indio" after the bout.

First-Round Stops for Torres, Lineker
Highlight Undercard

UFC veteran Ronys
Torres featured in one of the most anticipated fights of the
night against the tough Guilherme
Mattos Rodrigues of Natal in a 165-pound catch-weight bout.
Torres would not have any of the initial striking and quickly took
"Kioto" to the ground, where he dominated him. Torres worked the
ground, nearly tapping Rodrigues with a kimura. The Amazon native
eventually got his finish with a guillotine choke at 4:33 of the
first round.

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Venga

Torres dominated on the ground.

"I train to finish the fight as quickly as possible and all was
fine. I'm very happy, thank God," celebrated Torres, who won his
second straight bout after three consecutive losses inside the
UFC.

The middleweight fight between Marcos
Antonio Santana and Hernani
Perpetuo ended in controversy. The first round was very active,
all fought standing. Perpetuo ended up suffering a cut on his
eyebrow which forced the doctor to stop the fight during the break
despite the complains from all of the Nova Uniao team. Nova Uniao
leader and Shooto Brazil promoter Andre
Pederneiras has secured a rematch between the two for an
upcoming edition of the event.

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Venga

Lineker paid tribute to a friend
with a first-round win.

Experienced featherweight Johnny
Eduardo dominated his fight against Jose Wilson.
After spending weeks in Holland training with former K-1 Max
champion Andy Souwer,
Eduardo was sharp in all aspects. In the third Eduardo locked up a
rear-naked choke to take the win at 2:57 of the final frame.

Natalense Lightweight Anistavio
Medeiros, better known as "Gasparzinho," forced Lucio
Curado to tap out to a heel hook 50 seconds into the second
round.